Many of us became family professionals because we wanted to be change agents – to help families and organizations better meet needs through our practice, teaching and/or research. However, becoming an effective change agent (leader) takes more than knowledge or desire; it takes sustained development. This fast-paced workshop incorporates theoretically based information, experiential learning activities and personal reflection.
Leader: Patricia Hyjer Dyk, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Leadership Development at the University of Kentucky
Panel: Raeann Hamon, Ph.D., Messiah College ; Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D., University of Delaware ; Mary Ann Hollinger, Ed.D., Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Higher education is facing economic pressures and institutions are responding with program evaluations that increasingly center around rankings, faculty productivity, grant generation, and enrollment. This session addresses the current state of family science and innovations that have yielded success and growth for departments.
The international character of San Francisco, the site for the 2009 NCFR Conference, will afford an exciting context for examining how diversity issues affect family scholarship, practice, policy, and education and how each of us might contribute to better understanding of the heterogeneity, as well as the commonalities of diverse families, not only in the United States, but also around the globe. [See page for links to the conference program booklet; audio/video order form; program schedule; and presentation downloads/handouts]
Raeann Hamon, Bahira Sherif Trask, Mary Ann Hollinger, Presider: Tammy Harpel
Higher education is facing economic pressures and institutions are responding with program evaluations that increasingly center around rankings, faculty productivity, grant generation, and enrollment. This session addresses the current state of family science and innovations that have yielded success and growth for departments.
